We found a puppy and have been keeping him and he is about 15 weeks old. I noticed last week that he has splotches on his front legs and a few other places on his body. I have an appointment with the vet on Tues. I am worried about the expense. Does anyone have any idea of the cost to treat mange?
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Hi! I actually work as a Vet Assistant. You will end up paying for an exam.. Of course.. We'll guess between $25 and $40.. Depends on the clinic.. They will do a skin scrape.. Basically, what that is, is a scraping of the skin and they will look under the microscope to determine the type of mange. In most cases of mange, that I've seen was Demodex. Demodex live in the pores. If thats what it is, they will give you a special balm to rub on it.. Don't worry, you won't catch it... You're looking to spend no more than $20 for that.. BUT, it works wonders and goes a long way... They may want you to bathe him in medicated shampoo.. No more than $10. I hope this helped! Good luck with your puppy!!
~Jen
had cats with mange, we had to bath them alot with pet shampoo.i think that is the main thing you have to do also maybe some medicine you put on it but we just washed them like averyday and it went away finally.it takes a while tho.
There are two different types of mange. One is demadectic and it isn't contagious to humans. It is generally gotten by pups because their immune systems aren't completely developed. That pup needs special baths every 2 to 3 weeks for probably 3 baths t get rid of that mange. The second type of mange is sarcoptic and that is basically scabies and it contagious to human and other animals. These animals need special baths and possible medications. A vet can tell the difference. I think you need to call around to different vets for prices. Prices vary so much in different parts of the country. In any city the prices will be higher, out in the country where over head is less, the service will be less.
The infected areas feel like tons of mosquito bites and you can't stop itching, and you itch till you bleed. Try bathing him with the best you have and try putting some aloe vera on the infected spots till he sees the vet. It shouldn't be that expensive. Their just going to bathe him to relieve the itching and scaley skin and give him some anti-biotics. He's just a puppy, his whole world is you right now and he just wants it to stop. I recently found a purebred irish setter with severe infected allergies in 'both' ears. My sister and i came up with the $90 to get him treated cuz he needed immediate care and luckily found the owner and he repaid us. But the dog was out of misery and thats all the poor thing cared about. Good luck!
My dog had a very bad dose of mange a few years ago.
If it's sarcoptic mange, and it sounds like it is, then your dog will have to get a shot of Ivermectin, two weeks apart. The dog may also be prescribed steroids for short-term use to give the dog some relief until the mites begin to die off.
I can't actually tell you how expensive it will be for you but I live in Ireland and my dog had the same treatment that I have previously described, and it was a reasonable price.
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